The Holy Spirit: person, presence, and gifts
The Holy Spirit is the most neglected person of the Trinity in most evangelical churches, and the most misrepresented person of the Trinity in charismatic ones. Both errors cost us
Christianity and politics: where’s the line?
The church has always lived inside political systems it did not create and cannot fully control. The question was never whether Christians engage the political world — they must, because
Faith vs. Reason: A Timeless Tug-of-War
Faith and Reason: Allies or Adversaries? A Christian Survey from Plato to Plantinga A Survey from Plato to Plantinga — and Why the Christian Answer Is Neither War nor Truce,
Science and faith: conflict or compatibility?
The war between science and religion is one of the most successful myths of modern culture. It makes for a great story — the fearless scientist against the fearful priest.
Why the Trinity?
The Trinity is the doctrine most Christians confess and fewest can explain. It's been called a mystery, a paradox, and a contradiction. It's none of those things. It's the church's
Does God exist?
The existence of God is the most consequential question a human being can ask. If God exists, everything changes — how you live, how you die, what you owe, and
Is Christianity exclusive — what about other religions?
Christianity makes a claim that cuts against the grain of everything the modern world values about tolerance and inclusion: that Jesus is the only way to God. That claim is
Understanding the Return of Christ: What Scripture Says
The return of Christ is not a footnote to Christian theology. It is the event every other doctrine points toward. Jesus didn't ascend into heaven with a vague promise to
Who is Jesus?
Jesus of Nazareth is the most written-about, argued-over, and culturally influential person in human history. He's been claimed by emperors and revolutionaries, artists and soldiers, mystics and skeptics. But who
Money, work, and calling
Most people spend more waking hours working than doing anything else in their lives. And most people have never seriously asked whether their work means anything beyond the paycheck. The
Why does God allow suffering?
Some questions do not stay in the classroom. They follow a man into hospital rooms, funeral homes, lonely kitchens, and long dark nights. One of those questions is this: Why
Deconstruction: why people leave and what it means
Deconstruction is not new. People have been walking away from inherited faith for as long as there has been inherited faith. What is new is the speed, the scale, the
